Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience research grants - Swindon, United Kingdom - NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

Description

Opportunity status: Upcoming Funders: , , , , , , Co-funders: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £3,000,000 Publication date: 9 February Opening date: To be confirmed Closing date: To be confirmed

The Metascience Grants Programme will support projects using scientific methods to deepen our understanding of how different structures, incentives, and funding practices within the research and development (R&D) system shape scientific research outputs and career outcomes.

Projects must have potential to inform science policy, R&D funding practices, or practice within research-performing organisations.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding, however, collaborations between UK-based and international researchers are strongly encouraged.

This is a pre-announcement and information may change ahead of opening April 2024.